Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  HD98388  ·  IC 2684  ·  IC 2708  ·  IC 2745  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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M66 Group - Leo Triplet, David Andra
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M66 Group - Leo Triplet

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M66 Group - Leo Triplet

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The M66 Group, otherwise known as the Leo Triplet galaxies, is comprised of three relatively near and bright spiral galaxies. The three main galaxies lie about 30M light years away, though many other more distant galaxies are evident as "faint fuzzies." The LRGB image was captured using an Esprit 150 and ZWO ASI6200MM during two nights in late February 2023. Sub exposures were unguided and limited to 60s.

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M66 Group - Leo Triplet, David Andra

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